Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Farewell, Star Gazer

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on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:06 PM

Jack Horkheimer, PBS' inimitable Star Gazer, died Friday from a lung ailment that afflicted him since childhood.

Here at Inlander HQ, we'll miss him for his quick tidbits regarding what's going on in the night sky, his odd excitement about celestial happenings and his easy nature when sitting on the rings of Saturn.

And we thank you, Star Gazer, for introducing us to the brilliance of Japanese electronic composer Isao Tomita: